Blindsided In Holy Smoke
...I dreamt of being transported to a strange alien land
The sky was splattered with lumps, of red gooey sand
Spacemen appeared through it, with rubbery hands
This wasn’t on my bucket list, I could ...
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Categories:
claustrophobically, allegory, dream, surreal,
Form: Rhyme
Seeking Salvation
...Prayers,
sometimes lightly lyrical,
slyly satirical,
self-conscious,
ego-
and anthro-chosen folk
transcendently
yet personally
individually woke,
and sometimes full embodied
passions in Pr...
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Categories:
claustrophobically, earth, health, integrity, passion,
Form: Political Verse
Creation's Morning
...In the early morning
when the coffee is hot and strong
and hours of the day begin to push along
I ponder that status of the world at the dawning
anxious and shaking with trepidation calming
w...
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Categories:
claustrophobically, creation, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Turn Off the Alarm
...
Breach alarm klaxon blaring
There’s nothing to see ...
just pretend like you didn’t hear
that warning sound
Don’t be alarmed:
Take a couple of these Valium chill pills
to hel...
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Categories:
claustrophobically, allusion, imagery, truth, wisdom,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Spanish Funeral
...All joy had fled these pinched, wintry alleys.
The sun had slouched away
to die somewhere alone,
like a poisoned cat.
Across the steep valley,
Chestnut trees stood stoic and erect,
terracotta w...
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Categories:
claustrophobically, death,
Form: Free verse